Vote a Player off the Ship

Ten long weeks ago we began the little Vikings Survivor poll. The goal: vote one Vikings player off the ship each week. Someone you think is the weakest link...or maybe just dislike.

The result of Week One was that Chris Hovan was voted off the ship with a mandate. 70% of you told poor, misunderstood Chris to shove it.

In Week Two you showed that Vikings fans can hold grudges. For years. With almost 60% of the vote, you gave the finger to Morten Andersen. Who can forget the 1998 NFC Championship game?

Well, we couldn't and it is bye-bye Morten.

Week Three saw the closest voting to date with loquacious Kelly Campbell getting the boot by just a few votes over E. J. Henderson.

Week Four did finally put an end to swabbing the poop deck chores for E. J. Henderson. In spite of Randy Moss being traded to the Raiders, Henderson easily was voted off with nearly 60% of the vote.

In Week Five, you elected to boot Michael Bennett. Maybe an early indication that you expect him to be traded before the April draft. You did this despite the fact that Randy Moss is now longer a Viking yet remains on the ship for another week.

Something surprising happened in Week Six. The angry Moss Got Traded fans came out in force and vented their collective displeasure towards Daunte Culpepper. The vote was nip and tuck throughout the week but eventually Randy Moss was tossed from the Vikings longboat onto the pirate ship of Oakland by a mere 3 votes over Culpepper.

Week Seven came and away went Onterrio Smith in a puff of smoke.

In Week Eight it was bye-bye to Mewelde Moore.

We are now down to Daunte Culpepper and Kevin Williams. The offensive leader and the defensive leader of the Vikings. Sweet!

So who will it be? Who will be the standing survivor on the Vikings war ship? Voting will be open until Wednesday morning (4/6). Make your vote count!

Fowler Continues to Fade

The NFL owners appear to be a little confused and bewildered by prospective Vikings owner Reggie Fowler's lack of money and presentation skills.

"I'm really surprised that he doesn't have it put together," said New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, chairman of the finance committee. "I thought I was coming here for a presentation."

So, Fowler is off on the wrong foot with the NFL Chairman of Finance. Nice one Reg. Read more at USA Today.

Holding, Number 73 on Offense

How many times did we hear that during Todd Steussie's stint with the Vikings?

Now comes this. On Wednesday, 60 Minutes will air a report linking three members of the Panthers to banned substances less than two weeks before the team's appearance in Super Bowl XXXVIII.

Jeff Mitchell, Todd Steussie, and punter Todd Sauerbrun each received a prescription for testosterone cream from Dr. James Shortt -- and Sauerbrun obtained syringes and the injectable steroid Stanozolol.

I mean, I knew Sauerbrun had to be on the juice per my run in with him back in 1996.

Wow! I'm glad he didn't go all Romanowski on me that day! Moral....don't go pissing off a NFL player. You just don't know if the rage control button is shut-off or not.

Posted by maasx003 at March 30, 2005 8:55 AM